# N1978Q: 1973 Cessna 177RG, registration cancelled 2002-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 177RG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (registry code 2073709)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (registry code 41593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 177RG0378
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1999
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A185AB
- Owner when cancelled: [Priority Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIORITY%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9367° N, 97.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57201, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978Q-2002-09-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177RG: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA123), Apr 27, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Watertown, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20000426037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426037389A), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Watertown, SD, No damage. (-23) At 2155 cdst on 4/26/00, N1978Q, a Cessna 177RG flown by zane william purcella operated by priority air of Watertown, s.d., crashed approx. eight miles…
- [Incident 19930713039639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930713039639I), Jul 13, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N1978Q

- [Cancelled 2013-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978Q-2013-09-19): Ferrell-Snowbird Exciter FERRELL SNOWBIRD EXC, S/N 001, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ferrell James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRELL%20JAMES%20D), [Mercer, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mercer)

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